http://tomhypes.com/2008/12/03/let-em-walk/ “For every fundamentalist who loves the Bible more than Christ, I’m willing to bet there is one emergent Christian who honors the Bible less than Christ did” from "Why We're Not Emergent by Two Guys Who Should Be" Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:39:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://tomhypes.com/2008/12/03/let-em-walk/#comment-909 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:00:44 +0000 http://tsfgodguy.wordpress.com/?p=319#comment-909 Well, if my pastor thought of me as “swine”, I’d probably leave too.

]]> http://tomhypes.com/2008/12/03/let-em-walk/#comment-908 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:59:36 +0000 http://tsfgodguy.wordpress.com/?p=319#comment-908 Thanks for stopping by Fran……always good to hear your thoughts!

]]> http://tomhypes.com/2008/12/03/let-em-walk/#comment-896 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:22:52 +0000 http://tsfgodguy.wordpress.com/?p=319#comment-896 Tom, I’ve learned this lesson as well. For us pastors, the bottom line is that you cannot build a community on those who would rather be elsewhere, or who no longer want to walk with us. You have to build the community with those who really want to do it with you. When Jesus said not to throw pearls before swine, or feeding sacred things to dogs, he wasn’t saying, “Don’t waste your time on sinners,” but rather, “Don’t force feed people what they aren’t ready for.” Let ‘em walk. When they’re ready, then it will be time to talk.

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